Kontron announced the COM Express Reference Carrier-i Type 10. It is Kontron's first reference and evaluation board validated for the use in the extended temperature range of -40 to +85 °C, making it the ideal platform either for direct deployment in, or for carrying out development of, rugged applications in extreme environments. The COM Express Reference Carrier-i Type 10 is suitable for all COM Express Type 10-compliant mini COMs and carries all of the interfaces defined for the COM Express pin-out Type 10. In addition to the availability of LVDS, developers will also enjoy the benefits of the DisplayPort and DVI interfaces that are directly accessible on the carrierboard. This reference carrierboard design offers remarkable flexibility when selecting the type of panel to be deployed. The carrierboard also integrates an Intel HD Audio Codec with optical and electric SPDIF connections for multimedia applications. Data memory can be hooked up via the two SATA standard connectors.
For application-specific expansion, the carrierboard offers two Mini PCI Express extension slots with USB and SIM card support. This makes developing applications that are connected via GSM, UMTS or future LTE, a simple task. A total of seven USB ports are available, including port 7 as a USB client. That is especially important for the design of mobile applications that read data from other devices via the USB interface. Furthermore, the COM and CAN Bus interfaces, which have also been newly defined, are supported by the carrierboard. LAN connection takes place via a RJ45 plug for 10/100/1000 Mbit networks. Further I/O features are an SD card slot and a feature connector with several options e.g. the system management bus. The power supply can also fall within a wide range of 5.5 to 20 VDC. The Kontron COM Express Reference Carrier-i Type 10 is available now. A COM Express pin-out Type 10 starter kit including the COM Express Reference Carrier-i Type 10 also is under development.
